Nail-receptacle



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W. MATHBWS;

- NAIL RBGEPTAOLB. No. 352,925. Patented Nov. 23, -1886.

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wrLLrAMMATHnws, oF LLANO, TEXAS.

NAIL-RECEPTACLE. y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,925, dated November23, 1886. .applicativa ined March 26,1886. sel-iai No.' 196,741.(Model.)

To a/ZZ whom t mar/:y concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MATHEws, a citizen of the United States,residing at Llano, in the county of Llano and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and'useful Improvement in N ail-Receptacles, of which thefollowing is a speciiication, reference being had to the acconipanyingVdrawings.

My invention relates to a portable nail-receptacle; and it consists ofthe peculiar and novel construction and combination of parts,substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

Y The object of my invention is to provide a nail holder or receptaclethat can be conveniently and readily moved or transported from place toplace arounda store or the like; to provide means for easily and readilydischarging the contents of the receptacle without in- 2o juring thehands, and which shall be under the immediate control of the attendant;to proy vide means for varying the inclination of the pivoted receptaclein discharging the nails therefrom; and, nally, to provide a device ofthe class named which shall be verysimple, strong, and durable inconstruction,thor

4oughly effective for the purposes designed, and

comparatively cheap of *manufacture In the accompanying drawings, Figure1 is a perspective view of my improved portable nail receptacle or bin.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central sectional view thereof, and Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view. y

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts all the gures, A designates the frame of my portablenail receptacle or bin, which comprises the vertical uprights B, tliecurved or angular bases C, a cross-beam, D, suitably secured to andbetween the standards or uprights B, and a tie rod or bar, C', whichconnects and strengthens the bases of the frame.

The various parts may be made of cast metal, or partly of wood andmetal, and suitably secured or connected together. One of the legs ofeach of the bases C is provided with a slotted end, c, between which isarranged and supported a roller or caster, cjwhereby one end of theframe can be readily elevated, and the device transported or movedeasily and readily from place to place on the rollers c', asywill bevery readily understood.

E designates the receptacle or bin, which comprises a bottom, e, a rearwall, e', and the tapering side walls, e2, all of which are suitablysecured together. The receptacle or bin is thus left open, so that thenails from a keg can be easily and readily emptied into the same; and itismad'e contracted at one end to provide a discharge-mouth at f, andtheother end is' enlarged. The form or shape of the receptacle or bin isimmaterial, it only being necessary to provide the contracted dischargeend for convenience in emptying the whole or a portion of the contentsinto the scale-scoop or other receptacle; and the capacity of thereceptacle can be varied to contain one orvmore kegs of nails. Thelreceptacle is lined on its inner surface with sheet metal, as at f, toprevent the nails contained therein from injuring or defacing the same,and to facilitate the discharge thereof; and it is provided at or nearits middle with castings F, that are bolted or otherwise-suitablysecured to side walls at or near the middle and the upper edges thereof,and provided with trunnionsfz, that are journaled in boxes or bearingsf3 in the upper ends of the standards B. AThe receptacle or bin is thuspivotally supported orsuspended between the standards, and it can beconveniently tilted by hand to discharge the content-s through thecontracted open end thereof, and when it is filled with nails thepreponderance of the weight thereof at the enlarged rear end of thepivoted receptacle will cause the rear end to be normally depressed incontact with the cross-beam `D, and thus elevate the discharge end toprevent accidental spilling of the contents, and relieve the pivots ortrunnions of a portion of the weight and strain thereon.

. AGr designates a plate that is rigidly bolted or otherwise suitablysecured to the bottom e of the suspended receptacle or bin, and thisplate is provided with depending lugs gf, between which is arrangedandrpivoted one end of a detent or bar, H, as at g, and thisdetainingbar is provided with a lip .or tongue, h, that is arranged ator near the middle of the bar, and is adapted to engage. one of a seriesof teeth, t', of a rack, I, that is suitably secured to or formed withthe cross-beam D ofthe frame A, one end of the detaining-bar`Hprojecting beyond the suspended receptacle within con- IOO venient reachof the operators hand or foot. The operation of my invention is asfollows: When it is desired t'o empty the whole or a portion of thecontents of the receptacle, it is oshands; and, ifit is desired, a grab7of any form, or a like implement, can be used to draw the nails from thereceptacle. After the desired quantity of nails has been removed, thereceptacle may or may not be returned to its normal position by merelyelevating the de-V taining-bar by means of the hand or foot, to raisethe tooth out of engagement with the rack-bar, and then lowering thereceptacle.

My invention can be used for holding any substance around a store, and Itherefore Would have it understood that I do not coniine myself to theuse of the device in any partioular art.

Various slight changes in the form and proportion of parts and detailsof construction can be made without departing from the principle of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, 35 what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by i Letters Patent,` is- 1. In a portablenail-receptacle, a carryingframe having a cr0ss-beam, D, provided With arack, in combination with a swinging re- 4o ceptacle journaled in theframe and having enlarged rear end normally resting against the beam D,to elevate the discharge end thereof, and a detaining bar or rod pivotedto the under side of and carried by the swinging re- 45 ceptac'le, andhaving a' projecting lip, 7L, adapted to engage the rack and retain thereceptacle in its adjusted position, substantially as described.

2. In a portable nailreceptacle, a frame 5o comprising the standards,the bases having rollers, and a cross-beam connecting the standards, incombination with a pivoted receptacle having a contracted open end, adetaining-bar pivoted to the receptacle, and provided with 5 5 a lip,and a rack carried by the cross-beam of the frame, all arranged andcombined substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 6o presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM MATHEWS.

Vitnesses:

A. ZINCKE, EDWIN A. PROTHED.

